The Museum of Science and Industry

PUB. DATE

September 2008

SOURCE

Management Services;Autumn2008, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This article reports on a visit of some North West region members of the Institute of Management Services (IMS) to the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England. The visit started in the Air and Space Hall, which contains the largest collection of aircraft in the North West. The visitors then moved into the Power Hall, which houses an assembly of working steam engines, electrical machines and locomotives.

Features the Royal Hudson 2860, a steam locomotive operated in North America between 1929 and 1940. Personalities who were carried by the locomotive; Characteristics of the locomotive; Contribution of the locomotive in cross country travel.

Discusses the reasons behind the importance of conducting high-altitude tests on newly manufactured locomotives. Objective of high-altitude tests; Role of the test in the measurement of emissions; Problems that can be avoided during the conduct of tests.

The article recounts the visit to the Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society by the NSW Interclub in 2007. On display were 12 steam locomotives, 3 electric X200s, and 7 club locomotives. The author estimates that 120 people attended the fair including Wayne Fletcher, Henry Spencer, and Hugh Elsol,...

Presents options on how to operate a live-steam locomotive. Choice of either passive or active operation; Advantages of using radio control as a means of operating a live-steam locomotive; Benefits offered by manual control.

The article focuses on the operation of small-scale steam locomotives in public. Topics discussed include the safety consideration in running live steam in public, the strategy for minimizing fire potential and the need to have one engine running at all times. Also mentioned are the advantages...